THE MORNING CAME FASTER, THAN I EXPECTED. GORDON AND I welcomed the morning sun with tears in our eyes. People slowly started to show around us doing their daily routine. I was dying for some food, or at least cup of water.

In 8 o'clock the guards came to take Gordon away and to change my dress into a white robe, you know..like the ones they burn the witches in. I started kicking and fighting with my last strength, but I was too tired. I haven't eaten in 14 hours and I haven't slept at all, so I just gave up. They changed me into the white robe and picked me up.

Leading me to the guillotine, where the people of Anatol where already gathered. I pass by Gordon and the people I know with my head down. The First Lady of Anatol, Maximilian Calypse was there too. The guards picks me up on the platform and tied my hands once again. He pushed my head in the hole and now we are waiting for lady Calypse's orders.

I can't believe I'm about to die, I closed my eyes and tried my best not to cry. I didn't want to look defeated in front of her.

"Lady Maximilian", the guards behind me walks up to her, "we are ready, when you are".

"Bring me Riftan", she ordered him, "I want him to watch the love of his life die".

I raised my eyes and I looked at her, she looks back at me with a smirk on her face. Don't tell me she did all of this, because Riftan loved me once, it sounded so crazy. The guards nods his head and with couple other men he walks away.

"Lady Maximilian", I finally spoke and she looks at me with that scary smirk, "there's nothing between me and the Lord".

"Yeah, right", she laughed at me face and then came closer to me, "do you think I'm stupid, you commoner? I know he's with you every day for the past two years", she said.

"I haven't seen since I left. You have to believe me, lady Maximilian".

Before she could say something in the distance we hear screams. I couldn't turn my head, but lady Maximilian looked scared.

"STAY AWAY FROM HER!", I heard this very strong, masculine voice shout at her. I know this voice. It was Riftan.

The rest of the guards step up to me and start to untie the sharpness, that is going to cut my head off my body. But just before they finish Riftan jumps on the platform and raised his sword in the air. His eyes were once again as scary as I remember them.

With one swing he kills five of the guards leaving only one behind me. Sir Hebaron, Ruth and Gabelle came too and took care of the rest of the guards, that came to support.

"Who gave you the permission to kill my Eleanor?", Riftan asked and steps to the guard, who was now walking backwards almost to the end of the platform, "Do you have a dead wish or something?", he raised his sword again.

The guard begged Riftan not to kill him, cause he was only following orders. But Riftan was so mad at everyone, that he didn't care. He cut the guard's head with no effort. And then he turns to lady Maximilian.

"You're next", he told her and her face was now as pale as a ghost's. He jumps off the platform and slowly walks up to her.

Lady Maximilian started running around, but Riftan isn't the type to chase a person. She jumps on the floor platform and grabbed the rope, that's holding the sharpness. Then she pointed at me and smirked.

"If you made one more step, I'll kill her", she threatened him and Riftan stops in his track raising his hands in the air. "That's right, you love her too much to risk it".

"Don't do anything stupid, Maximilian", he warned her, but lady Maximilian didn't let go of the rope until Riftan stepped back.

"What do you see in her? You could've had a noble lady with class, but you choose this begger over me. Why, Riftan?".

"We don't choose who we fall in love, we just control our feelings towards them", he said and I raise my eyes. These are my words.

"Too bad. You have to fall in love with me now, because she'll die", lady Maximilian said with a crazy laugh following her words and then she lets go of the rope.

I hear the machine moving and I closed my eyes to welcome my faith. But then I hear a loud crashing noise over my head. I open my eyes and I see the guillotine breaking in pieces over my head. Then I noticed Ruth's magic coming from it. Thank God!

Maximilian looked so scared now and she tried to run, but sir Hebaron catches her in his big arms and then pushed her on the ground. Riftan once again walked up slowly to her and without warning he cuts her head off.

The First Lady's blood was everywhere and I hear everyone cheering like Riftan saved their lives. Gordon stood up and came to help me out of the hole, so I can stand up.

I can finally move freely and I fall on the ground, because I was too tired to move more and my body was still in shock. Hebaron came to help me get up. I threw myself in his arms and he hugs me tight.

"You're okay now, kid", he whispered next to my ear and rubs my back gently.

Ruth and Gabelle help out the servants to pick up the First Lady's now dead body and I watch them walking away. This is going to start a war now, I thought.

"Eleanor..", a voice behind me makes my skin get goosebumps all over it. I turn around and I see Riftan behind me looking down at my face with his serious expression.

"Riftan...", I said and I looked down. Before I could thank him he wraps his arms around me and traps me in a tight hug.

"I'm so sorry, Eleanor..for everything. I'm sorry I didn't came sooner for you, I'm sorry that I let you go and I'm sorry I choose her over you", he started explaining and he buried his face in my neck, "I was such an idiot to let you go".

"It's okay now..please..", I whispered, but he didn't stop apologising. When he was finally done he steps back and looks at me.

"You're safe now, so you can go back and live the life you had", he turned around ready to walk away, but I grabbed his arm and I pull him back to me. He turns to me and I immediately grabbed his face and I kissed him.

At the beginning he was too surprised to react, but then he puts his hand on my lower back and kissed me back. I hear everyone around us cheering and I smiled after we broke the kiss.

"This calls for celebration", sir Hebaron said and he chuckled.

"Everything calls for celebration, if we ask you, you old alcoholic", Ruth didn't look very amused by sir Hebaron's words.

We all laughed and I look at Riftan again, he looks at me too. He leans towards me and kissed me once again.

UNEDITED
A/n-I can't believe I have two more chapters and I have to finish the story. 😭😭